Book inspiration/ currently reading

1. Meer dan Muze (2023), de kunstmeisjes, Meulenhoff A collection of essays/chapters that not only celebrate female artists but also provide context on how women have been/are treated in art and...

January treasures

1/ Knetterijs pins. Knetterijs is a group of freelance illustrators and I finally got some of their pins! it was hard to choose only a few, but they are so cute...

January, winter wonderland

It's been years since early winter was this cold and this beautiful. Postcard beautiful I'd say! There isn't much wind so the snowflakes have been balancing on the trees for weeks,...

Winter Solstice

Home for the winter holidays, home on the shortest days, so let's hang pretty lights and light some candles! (Sunrise: 09:02, sunset 14:55) The last few months have been rather busy but...

New paint, pencils and neocolors

Finally, after almost a year, I could revisit some art stores! Up north, we have some hobby shops and home interior/building stores that sell a few things like paint or basic...

Happy Halloween!

Merry ,  euhm happy Halloween! The seasons got a bit confused here up north. Instead of gloomy autumn days, we got the prettiest dance of gentle snowflakes slowly covering the earth. This...

The Vansbro nightswim was canceled

...So I let some inks and paint swim on my paper instead. I made a few different versions, exploring materials, and the translation of the sensation of swimming. Hopefully next year...

International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

"Mangroves are rare, spectacular, and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. These extraordinary ecosystems contribute to the well-being, food security, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. They...

Open water swimming

As the lakes started to melt after a long Nordic winter, I longed for refreshing dips in the lake on hot summer days. But then I thought,...

World Asteroid Day

Today it's both World Asteroids Day and Meteor Watching Day. Asteroid= a small rocky object that orbits the sun. Comet= a ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun. Meteoroid= space rock...